Had a bit of a bad weekend so I went out to the torch and had a great playtime, so sorry for a bit of a hog. Made some bug beads including a very rare Cow bug. these I've popped into my Beads of Courage potBugs by CornishDragon, on Flickr

They are all so cute. Love the birds, cos I am a bot of an Amgry Birds addict. The moddle fairy looks like one of those Japenese dolls and I adore the tiger beads.I had a pathetic weekend, only got an hour in the studio on Saturday afternoon and produced one wire wrapped clasp.nan

Batty I make some beads for the Beads Of Courage and pop them in a pot until I have a nice collection to send them. Easiest way to explain it is via the BOC website, they use the beads for milestones in the children's treatments.

Beads of courage, for any lampworkers who dont know about it is an excellent place to send your orphan and not quite perfect beads. Send them good ones too but I was pleased to hear from Jo (Jolene) that they are grateful for anythjng you send so long as the holes are properly puckered. She actually said they like the uglier the better! Lol.